Local Crop and Weather Notes From Sidney Area
Carl Bartels and Albert Jeudes threshed winter wheat with a good yield. Several residents, including Higgins, Roy Higgins, and the Millers near Marlow, visited. T. Higgins led early threshing of wheat and rye. Heimer and Nelson threshing crews active. Cheyenne County sees cattle sales, land rental, and preparations for stacking. A recent rain improves corn prospects while wind damage hits Kasper Wolf's barn. Water wagon returns as spring chickens fetch high prices. Peter Stevens builds four grain stacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Bartels
Albert Jeudes
C. BE. Higgins
Roy Higgins
Arthur Miller
Marlow
T. H. Epps
Washington
Oregon
Limbeck
Sidney
T. Higgins
Heimer & Nelson
H. Ehmke
Frank Portrey
Fred
John Beyer
Mr. Scott
G. H. Cunningham
Geo. Baker
Cheyenne County
J. H. Harris
A. Stimka
Kasper Wolf
Minser
Local notes and visits在 The Boy Ranch and area farms
Clara reports observations of local names and events this week including Nelson and Heimer threshing, Bertha Neubauer visiting Denver relatives at The Boy Ranch, a Stacey family baseball game, Fred Cushing on horse drives, Gertrude Atherton at The Hard Times ranch, Dalton resident Harry Rutherford calling in “diggings” jest, and delayed spring grain cutting near Crimson Rambler and surrounding area farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
Nelson & Heimer
P. T. Juggins
Bertha Neubauer
Denver
Colo
Stacey
Fred Cushing
Gertrude Atherton
Harry Rutherford
Dalton
T. J. Quinn
Crimson Rambler Ranch
Lodgepole Notes and Local Visit Highlights
Miss Carrie Campbell returns home from a several week stay in Clay Center Nebraska. Geo Barlow played ball with Potter in Sidney with Sidney winning 11 to 5. Miss Jessie Ganson of Kearney visits sister Mrs F N Slawson. B J Bates returns from eastern state trip. Lewis Sharp tours land near Lodgepole and plans stay in Giltner. Rev Kerr attends Sunday school convention in Potter. Mr and Mrs Waller visit Sidney. Mrs B J Bates shops in Sidney. Auto party of Roy Isenberger J W Rogers and spouses returns from mountains. F N Slawson sale announcements for August 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Campbell
Clay Center
Neb
Geo. Barlow
Potter
Sidney
Jessie Ganson
Kearney
F. N Slawson
B. J. Bates
Lewis Sharp
Lodgepole
Giltner
Rev. Kerr
Waller
B. J Bates
Roy Isenberger
J. W. Rogers
L. R. Barlow
Local Notes From Grand Prairie and Surrounding Areas
Grand Prairie reports Co. L. Tate in the area on Monday. Mrs Ed Puthoff of Peetz visits Mons Johnson. Gene Hagar uses a Big 4 engine with four 8 foot binders to cut grain, capable of about 100 acres daily. Mrs Nels Hoagland of Hungry Gulch and Mrs Smith of Lodgepole called on Mrs Planck last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. L. Tate
Neck of the Woods
Ed Puthoff
Peetz
Mons Johnson
Gene Hagar
Nels Hoagland
Hungry Gulch
Mrs. Smith
Lodgepole
Mrs. Planck
Potter Notes Show Rain, Visits, and Local Life
A rain brightens Potter on Tuesday as Mrs H W Struble and Miss Irma Struble return from a summer outing. D H Shultz travels to Redington by rail to oversee hay ranch. Mrs Andrew Nelson visits Relington. Kirst family stay in Potter. Emma Johnson from near Dix visits and praises her crop and broiler poultry. Sunday school convention held with speakers Rev J L Utesch and Mr Kimberly. Mrs Trognitz elected president. Funeral for Phillip Goering’s grandson held. burial at Columbus. Dr Brown from Sidney treats eight Potter patients thrice weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Struble
Miss Irma
Potter
D. H. Shultz
Redington
Andrew Nelson
Relington
Emma Johnson
Dix
J. L. Utesch
Sidney
Kimberly
Grandma
Phillip Goering
M Mortensen
Columbus
H.W. Struble
Hay
Stewart
Irma Struble
Sterling
Colo
Teachers’ Institute
Cheyenne County
Julius Nelson
Kirk
Colorado
D. T1
Shultz
Ledingham
Kimball
Dr. Brown
Beet sugar factories boost farm profits and local growth
A congressional document quotes Trumar G. Palmer showing beet sugar plants raise per acre income from $25 to $180 and lift land values, mortgages, and town prosperity. Merchants and real estate gain as population, residence and business lot values climb, supporting calls for more factories nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumar G. Palmer
United States
Steet
Tme
Eseerneeee Reese
Sugar Trust
Nebraska Men Help in Lancaster Threshing Field
Eighteen convicts including life-termers, under Warden Fenton, are sent from the state penitentiary to assist Lancaster County farmers with threshing. They work without guards, telephoning twice daily to account, and receive 150 dollars daily with 50 cents per man. the rest funds the state. The plan raises questions about the legality and practicality of outside labor for prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Fenton
State Penitentiary
Lancaster County
State Board
Lancaster
Missouri
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Ludi
Abdul Hamid's New Prison at Beylerbey Palace
The Beylerbey palace in Constantinople, relocated ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid from Salonika, is praised as a landmark Turkish architectural achievement by the Westmin ster Gazette. Built by Abdul Aziz in 1866, the white marble complex is oriental in style and hosted foreign sovereigns, though Abdul Hamid never resided there. Empress Eugenie admired its beauty in 1869 during a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beylerbey Palace
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Salonika
Turkey
Westminster Gazette
Abdul Aziz
Aziz
Eugenie
Tuileries
Favored Negro Melodies and Needle Point Parables
A London diary recounts Gladstone’s fondness for negro melodies with full verses, especially Camp Town Races. A Needle Point tale cites Sir W Crookes modifying angels to devils to show 500 deadly microbes could fit on a needle’s point, illustrating minuscule dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Christy Minstrels
London
Lord Malmesbury
Pesteur
W Crookes
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North Divide
Clara
Grand Prairie
Scott
Scott & Bowne Bloomfield, N, J
Nebraska News
St. Louis
Omaha
Chattanooga
Tenn
Western Railroads
Dixie Railroads
California
Lewis Henderson
Keya Paha Court House
District Court
William Sprague
State Department
The
Grand Army Organization
Cherry County Reports
Cherry County
Seymour
State Board of Assessment
Board of Commissioners
Secretary of State
Buffalo County
A. R. LE Sueur
Sidney, Nebraska
C. J. Hellwig
North Side
Blacksmith
Burlington Depot
Sidney Marble Works
A. A. Clark
Standard Oil Company
KAD
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